Thursday, August 14, 2014

Since returning in May to fine art drawing and painting, I’ve used so-called middle-grade oil pastels and a mix of
professional and mid-grade acrylic paint, and researched how best to use these.
With oil pastels, one pro no-no is to leave little white spots on a surface – one
of these two drawings (the face) is filled with them because of the less-soft mid-grade
medium I used. I decided not to fill them in, a violation, because the effect
made sense to me. The second (the Mayan church), combines a softer medium Asian
artists are said to use artistically well and the harder medium in the first
drawing, plus a little bit of dilution with a turpentine-like product. Still, I
didn’t work over some of the “evil” white spots.

I’m not sure of what to make of all this. I’m just going
to let them be as is, not in defiance of “standards” but because I like them
that way. I’m stuck with that.

Yet, if someone wants to donate a nice set of Sennelier
or Holbein oil pastels to me, I’ll happily accept those.
The marketing game ... better to go for quality, definitely...

Thursday, August 07, 2014

“The Shopkeeper (Transitions)” – third of three in the series, acrylic painting on 16" x 20" canvas. The first was a chalk pastel version on 8” x 10” smooth drawing paper, the second an oil pastel on 11" x 14" medium surface paper, and this, the third, each larger than the previous and a takeoff from its predecessor – a little Expressionist touch here. Still feels incomplete, though. Need to set it aside for a while.Later: I'm getting hung up on "outcome." (the logic model). It's complete.

Saturday, August 02, 2014

2nd version: “The Shopkeeper (Once Was)” – oil pastel version on 11” x 14” medium surface drawing paper – the second of three versions I’m planning, the first a chalk pastel and the third an acrylic painting, each larger than the previous and a takeoff from its predecessor -

About Me

I'm a writer, runner, artist, social justice activist; retired as a United Methodist pastor, filmmaker and print journalist. I've got a Ph.D. in philosophy, interpretation and culture from SUNY-Binghamton. I've also been part of or guided social justice delegations to Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Cuba, Chiapas and central Mexico and the Mideast. Much of this work is with Eileen, my creative spouse and partner.. With regard to running, I am a former All-American in track, my best race a 3rd place medal in the 1961 National AAU Championship 600 race at Madison Square Garden in NYC. You may follow me at wildclearing.blogspot.com, at @WesRehberg on Twitter, and on Facebook.